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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits US-Mexico border, pledges to gain ‘operational control’
NY Post ^ | 2/3/2025 | Jennie Taer

Posted on 02/03/2025 7:14:19 PM PST by marcusmaximus

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited troops at the border in El Paso, Texas, where he pledged the Pentagon’s full support to Border Patrol in gaining “operational control” of the US-Mexico frontier.

Hegseth told reporters Monday that the thousands of additional troops deployed to the region are there to help free up overwhelmed border agents who are there to repel an “invasion.”

He said that under the Biden admin, agents were “babysitting” and releasing migrants who were crossing illegally. Roughly 8 million migrants illegally entered the US during the Democrat’s four-year term.

President Trump has wasted no time ordering the military to fortify the border since taking power, declaring a national emergency over illegal crossings.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mexico
Just 2 hours ago. USAF RC-35V Rivet Joint spy plane conducting surveillance right now over the Gulf of California which is Mexican territory.




1 posted on 02/03/2025 7:14:19 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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